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Voices on the Common: A Festival of Voices, Music & Memory
August 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free
The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street exhibit Voices and Voices: Democracy in America comes to Ashby, Massachusetts this summer at the Ashby Free Public Library!
Join us on Saturday, August 2 for a special event on the Ashby Town Common from 9 AM to 3 PM — Voices on the Common: A Festival of Voices, Music & Memory.
The day will be a family-friendly celebration of storytelling, music and civic memory! Children’s authors read and inspire kids to tell their own stories. We will collect individual microhistories of cherished memories. Enjoy live music from Matt York, Richard Franklin Donohoe, and Dan Kirouac. Featuring food trucks, local artists, and an artisan market.
While there, be sure to check out the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street exhibit Voices and Voices: Democracy in Americaon display across the street at the Ashby Free Public Library from 10 AM – 2 PM.
Full details are available here.
This program is made possible by the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street and Mass Humanities.
